Articles by Angela Santoriello
Environmental Working Group Food Database Launch Just Weeks Away
The Environmental Working Group (Washington, D.C., EWG) Food Database has been years in the making and its release is just weeks away, reported the faction. EWG announced soon consumers will have access to ratings on more than 80,000 food products based on three key factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns and degree of processing right at their fingertips. ...
Carlson Labs Wins Best of Supplements Award for 2014
Illinois-based Carlson Laboratories’ Nutra-Support Stress has been recognized as the winner of a 2014 Better Nutrition Best of Supplements Award within the Stress, Anxiety and Mood category. The winners in each category were chosen by a panel of supplement experts and by the magazine’s editors, from hundreds of product options, according to Carlson. “We are delighted that ...
NPA Urges Supreme Court to Clarify Claims on Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) this week filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey that challenges legal action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) against Bayer for its marketing of its Phillips’ ...
CRN Responds to New Analysis on DMBA
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to a new analysis, “A Synthetic Stimulant Never Tested in Humans, 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA), is Identified in Multiple Dietary Supplements,” published online in Drug Testing and Analysis. Steve Mister, president & CEO, CRN, said the council agrees with the authors of this analysis that is ...
UP4 Probiotics with Cran Naturelle Wins Prestigious Supplement Award
Quebec, Canada-based Fruit d’Or Nutraceuticals announced Madison, Wisconsin-based UAS Life Sciences’ UP4 Probiotics was chosen as one of the best new products for 2014 in popular consumer magazine Better Nutrition’s annual “Best of Supplements Awards.” UP4 Women’s, a unique combination of Cran Naturelle certified-organic cranberry blended with select strains of probiotics, supports both vaginal and ...
Industry Coalition Reminds Retailers and Consumers Supplements Cannot Claim to Prevent Ebola Virus
The dietary supplement industry is aware of public concern regarding the Ebola virus and of the desire of the public to protect itself against this virus, which is why the top trade associations of the dietary supplement industry support the responsible sale and use of health-promoting vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements, reported ...
NeoCell Launches Fall Partnership with Vitamin Angels
Irvine, California-based NeoCell launched its annual fall campaign to raise money for Vitamin Angels, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing lifesaving and life-changing vitamins to children and mothers in need. From Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, NeoCell will donate 25 cents to Vitamin Angels for every product that it ships. Last year, the same campaign ...
Early Research Findings Reflect Organic’s Benefits
Members of The Organic Center’s Board of Trustees gathered at Harvard University for their annual retreat and for scientific briefings on collaborative research on organic’s impact on the health of humans and the environment. Their report supports the benefits of organic food and farming and reflects organic’s potential to solve a host of real-world concerns, according to ...
NPA Honors NOW Foods Founder With Lifetime Achievement Award
NOW Foods (Bloomingdale, IL) founder Elwood Richard was recently honored by the Natural Products Association (NPA) with their Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented in a September ceremony in conjunction with the Natural Products Expo East trade show in Baltimore, MD. According to NOW, the NPA Lifetime Achievement award is bestowed to a pioneer in ...
TMR’s Non-GMO Power Pak Named Editor’s Choice Finalist
Trace Minerals Research (Ogden, UT, TMR) announced that Informa Exhibitions named its Non-GMO Electrolyte Stamina Power Pak Mixed Berry flavor as a finalist for the 2014 SupplySide CPG (consumer product goods) Editor’s Choice Awards in the Sports Nutrition category. One winner in each category will be announced at SupplySide West 2014 during the Awards Reception ...
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